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Iran imported tea, coffee, cocoa, minerals, industrial lubricants, industrial equipment and machinery from African states.
  • The Islamic Republic's exports to Africa from March 21 to October 22, 2023 showed a more than 185 percent growth
  • According to an Iranian official, the country would witness $5bn worth of trade with Africa in the next few years

Tehran, Iran–Iran’s export to African countries in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year registered a 185 percent hike compared to the same period in 2020, an official said.

Iran’s direct and indirect exports to the African continent in the administration of President Ebrahim Raeisi have significantly increased with the active diplomacy of the current administration and in cooperation with the private sector, the spokesman for the Trade Promotion Commission of Iran’s House of Industry, Mine and Trade Rouhollah Latifi said.

After a visit by Raeisi to Africa, exporting goods from Iran to the continent has accelerated, he added. 

Iran exported $152 million worth of products to African states in the first seven months of 2020, he noted, adding that Iran exported $332 million worth of products to Africa from March 21 to October 2019.

Iran’s export of products to Africa from March 21 to October 22, 2023 showed a more than 185 percent growth compared to the same period of 2020, the spokesman reiterated.

Iran imported tea, coffee, cocoa, minerals, industrial lubricants, industrial equipment and machinery and also pharmaceuticals from African states from March 21 to October 22, 2023, he continued.

With the planning made in this regard, it is hoped that the country would witness $5 billion worth of trade with Africa by the end of the current administration, Latifi stated